Basket barrow



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BY a ATTORNEY? BASKET BARROW Clarence G. Grube, Milwaukee, Wis.

Application August 1, 1955, Serial No. 525,616

1 Claim. (Cl. 280-4723) This invention relates to a basket barrow.

Objects of this invention are to provide a basket barrow for carryingbaskets or the like which is so made that a basket, or other containerof this nature, may be readily positioned in the device or removed fromit, or may be easily transported in the device from one place toanother.

Further objects are to provide a basket barrow in which a singlesupporting wheel is employed and preferably a single handle so that whenthe user lifts the rear portion of the barrow by means of the handle,the basket is suspended in a stable manner below a line joining the handgrip portion of the handle and the wheel to thereby provide aconstruction which has no tendency to tip or rock sidewise, but whichinstead has a tendency to right itself in the event it has beendisturbed while the basket barrow is being pushed from one place toanother.

A further specific object of this invention is to provide a basketbarrow constructed of stock material which is so made that it may bereadily disassembled and may be easily stacked in a compact formationfor shipping or packaging.

An embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawing inwhich:

Figure 1 is a side view of the device with the basket in place.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the device with the basket removed.

Figure 3 is an exploded view of the device.

Figure 4 shows the major portion of the basket barrow folded into acompact formation.

Figure 5 is a plan view showing the device in its disassembled andstacked position ready for packaging and shipping.

It is to be distinctly understood that the term basket is used in ageneric sense to indicate any container of this nature whether it be aregular basket made of wood, fiber, or metal, or other material, orwhether it be of the nature of a can, tub, or other container of thisgeneral type, whether round, or rectangular, or of other shape. However,for the sake of simplicity the term basket will be used.

Referring to the drawing, it will be seen that the device comprises anencircling body portion or band 1 of strap metal to which is pivoted adownwardly extending substantially U-shaped, partially rectangular,inverted bail portion 2 whose arms 3 extend upwardly and are pivotallysecured by means of rivets 4 to diametrically opposite points on theencircling band 1. A second U-shaped or partially rectangular shapedinverted bail member 5 is pivotally joined to the bail member 2 by meansof a rivet 6 at the point where these members cross each other as shownclearly in Figures 2 and 3. The bail member 5 is provided with upwardlyextending arms 7 which, as distinguished from the permanently attachedarms 3 of the bail portion 2 are removably attached by means of bolts 8to diametrically opposite nited rates Patent 2,850,289 Patented Sept. 2,1958 points on the encircling band or body portion 1, see Figures 2 and3.

A tubular or other shaped handle 9 is removably attached to the bodyportion and to the rear arm 7 of the bail member 5 by means of a bolt orscrew 8 and an additional bolt or screw 10.

A wheel 11, which is preferably provided with a tire either solid orpneumatic, is provided and is revolvably mounted on a pin 12constituting a wheel axle. The pin, or axle 12 is carried by the twoarms 13 constituting a wheel fork. The pin 12 is detachably secured inplace by means of locking members or clips 14 whose arms are spacedslightly apart and passed over the grooved portions 15 of the pin 12,see Figure 3 and thereafter detachably locked in place either by theirown resiliency or by forcing the locking arms of the clips 14 towardseach other, to cause the clips 14 to interlock within the groove 15 ofthe pin 12.

The arms 13 of the wheel fork structure are detachably secured to theencircling band or body portion 1 by means of bolts or screws 16.

It is to be noted particularly from Figure 3 that lock washers and nutsare provided for the several bolts or screws. These members have notbeen numbered but it is obvious from their position in Figure 3 to whichbolts or screws they belong.

The handle 9 is preferably provided with a hand grip portion 17 whichmay be formed of plastic or other material.

it is to be noted from reference to Figure 1 that the basket 1%, eitherloaded or unloaded, is in a position of stable equilibrium while it isbeing transported in the basket barrow. This is apparent from the factthat the center of gravity of the basket, whether loaded or unloaded,will fall below a line joining the center portion of the hand grip 17with the lowest portion of the wheel it. Further the constructionprovides a means whereby if the basket is disturbed and is caused torock during transportation, it will tend to rock back into a position ofstable equilibrium.

The device may be readily stacked for packaging and shipping. All thatis necessary is to remove the screws or bolts and the pin 12. Thereafterthe bail member 5 is rocked into the plane of the bail member 2 and bothmembers are folded upwardly into the plane of the encircling band orbody portion 1 as shown in Figure 4.

Thereafter the wheel 11 is placed within the band 1 and the handle 9 andthe forks or arms 13 and the pin 12 laid across the wheel as shown inFigure 5. The bolts or screws and nuts and washers are not shown in thisfigure but may be carried loose within the package, not shown, or withina bag or sack. The stacked arrangement of the parts as shown in Figure 5allows ready packaging of the device in a very compact manner.

It will be seen that a novel form of basket transporting member orbasket barrow has been provided by this invention which may be cheaplymade primarily from stock material. It will be seen further that thedevice may be readily assembled, and may be readily disassembled orseparated into its main component parts with major parts of the devicefolded into a compact formation so that it may be readily attacked andpackaged.

Although this invention has been described in considerable detail, it isto be understod that such description is intended as illustrative ratherthan limiting as the invention may be variously embodied and is to beinterpreted as claimed.

I claim:

A basket barrow construction comprising a band-like body portion adaptedto encircle a basket, wheel bracket means extending forwardly from anddetachably attached to the band-like encircling body portion, wheelmeans revolvably and removably mounted Within said Wheel bracket means,a handle detachably attached to the encircling band-like body portion ata point opposite the point at Which the Wheel bracket means is attached,and two crossing bail-like members snpportedtrom said bandlike bodyportion and permanently pivotally joined to each other at-theirpoint ofcrossing,-one of said bail-like members being smaller than the otherbail-like member and being permanently pivotally attached to saidbandlike body portion and the other of said bail-like members beingdetachably attached to said band-like body portion whereby when thebracket means and handle means are detached the said other bail-likemember may be detached from the body portion and may be rocked into thegeneral plane of said one-bail-like member and both bail-like membersmay be rocked into the general plane of the body portion.

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